upcoming events

workshops in Limassol (CY), Florence (IT) and WOlverhampton (UK)

May 2016

In May 2016 LC Youth will organise and deliver the second cycle of the Enterprise Workshop for artists and artisans from the United Kingdom.At the same time, Gecko Programes will organise a workshop for Italian artists/artisans and CEDIT will organise a workshop for Cypriot artists and artisans.

workshop in Florence

January 2016

In January 2016 CEDIT hosted 10 UK-based artists and artisans and delivered a two week Enterprise Workshop to help them gain valuable enterprise skills, so that they can "take their talent to market".Following the same pattern, Gecko and LC Youth hosted 2 more workshops simultaneously, exchanging their learners.Gecko organised a workshop for 10 artists and artisans from Cyprus, whilst Cyprus arranged one for 10 Italian artists and artisans.

12-15 october 2015: training event for youth workers at the custard factory in birmingham

Between 12-16 October Gecko will organise a training event at the Custard Factory, Birmingham, for the youth workers that will be facilitating the two cycles of YT2M enterprise workshops in Wolverhampton, Florence and Limassol. This event is devised and delivered to support the national and wider team development, so that the YT2M programme and workshop will be delivered in a consistent manner in each nation. Each partner will identify and present three youth workers to be trained by Gecko as enterprise mentors who specialise in design led high-value added products, such as glass, jewellery, ceramics, leather, fine art and furniture.

This event will be facilitated by Christina Osborne, Gecko's Curricullum Manager.

Chris Osborne has been an education and training professional for over 30 years. She spent 20 years working in a Grade 1 OFSTED College of Further Education as a lecturer in Business Studies. During that period she also worked as a Curriculum Leader and Project Manager. Since leaving the College she has worked for a variety of private training providers in Operations and Quality Management positions. She has been responsible for leading, delivering and developing the curriculum for a variety of sectors including teaching and assessment. She also has extensive experience of managing government fund projects, ensuring that they hit all targets. ​She is currently employed as the Curriculum Manager for Gecko Programmes, being responsible for all of the training programmes that are delivered within the organisation both at home and within Europe under Erasmus+.

Recent News

On 24-25 April Gecko hosted the kick off meeting of the Erasmus+ funded strategic partnership, Youth Talent to Market.The partnership is comprised of three European partners, LC Youth (Cyprus), CEDIT (Italy) and Gecko Programmes (UK) as coordinator, and aims to offer enterprise skills to artisans, so that they can take their talent to market.

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